I would say these are not deals for a retail investor.Regarding investing in syndications, its really a personal choice of being passive and trusting people when real estate is not your specialty - similar to stocks - I do not manage my stock portfolio because I am clueless on it and my wife is 1000x smarter than I am and manages it.

I am a fan of the cosmetic repair buy and hold How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Do you have the contact info for his place of business?

Quote from @Charlie Martin: Hello, I’m hoping to buy my first property next year, and am wondering if I should create an LLC to do so.

I have noticed with all of the guru's out there, it's gotten more difficult.

Make sure you know what it's like to be an Agent before you spend thousands of dollars on MLS fees etc.. 

Hi I would like to know if I can travel internationally while doing private money brokering, as taught by Lee Arnold. 

I firmly believe the saying "if it is easy, everyone would do it". 

Here are a few Walmart deals that I found that could be useful$15 - Chefman Rapid Boil 1.2L Electric Tea Kettle - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Chefman-Rapid-Boil-Glass-Kettle-1...We have this kettle and it has been solid for 2 years now.

I dont have any experience in this market but have looked into it a little bit, I know that you can get the houses pretty cheap there but my concern was with the long term appreciation - I dont believe it is a highly desirable place to live and so there wont be much appreciation -however that is just my opinion and I really didnt look into it much,  I think it would be a cool place to live as I go to Monterrey all the time, but its hard to say.